Chemistry prize rewards work that used worms as analogues of large polymers
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Chemistry prize rewards work that used worms as analogues of large polymers
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Chemistry prize rewards work that used worms as analogues of large polymers
Nina Notman speaks to the educators leading the charge to revamp how university students learn in the laboratory
Avoid so-called climate solutions that disadvantage the most marginalised
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Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature
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